Stability of fuel fractions from pyrolysis of waste plastics

The oil fraction from the pyrolysis of waste polymeric materials, boiling above 190 degrees C, was aged at 20-100 degrees C for 4-20 h, stirring in constant access to air. The stability of the fractions before and after aging of the samples was assessed based on the detn. of kinematic viscosity, bromine no., peroxide, anisidine and acid values. The basic phys. chem. properties of this fraction were detd., such as d., kinematic viscosity, cloud point, flash point and fractional compn., on the basis of which the cetane index was calcd. The results confirm the possibility of using fractions from the pyrolysis of plastics as fuel components, after hydrogenation to improve their thermo-oxidative stability.